The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:47 at Johannesburg 2026 put Brandon Ackermann 485th of 740 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 46% of the field across all eight, against 26% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:08. The race faded late: the second half went 2:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 2:51 more than the average race this season, going by 210 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Brandon Ackermann.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:59Running 1 8:31v median +1:17
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:19v median +0:26
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 5:48v median +0:33
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Block 04 14:01Running 4 5:54v median +0:39
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:01v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:06v median +0:49
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Block 07 12:37Running 7 5:55v median +0:42
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Block 08 20:24Running 8 10:56v median +2:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:03
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 727
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 727 men who finished.